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Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2020
US Cyber Command urges F5 customers to fix critical flaw in BIG-IP product

F5 Networks has published a security advisory warning customers to patch a critical flaw in BIG-IP product that is very likely to be exploited. F5 Networks has addressed a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-5902, that resides in undisclosed pages of Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) of the BIG-IP product. “This vulnerability allows for […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2020
Alleged cyber attacks caused fire and explosions at nuclear and military facilities in Iran

The root cause of a series of explosions at important facilities in Iran may be cyberattacks allegedly launched by Israel. A recent sequence of fires and explosions at important Iranian facilities may have been caused by cyber attacks as part of an operation conducted by Israel. Recently several major Iranian industrial facilities suffered a sequence […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2020
Hackers are targeting unsecured MongoDB database

A new wave of attacks is targeting unsecured MongoDB database servers and wiping their content attempting to extort a ransom to the victims. The popular security expert Victor Gevers from the non-profit GDI Foundation reported a new wave of attacks that are targeting unsecured MongoDB database servers exposed online. Threat actors are wiping the content […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2020
Sodinokibi Ransomware Operators hit electrical energy company Light S.A.

Sodinokibi ransomware (aka REvil) operators are demanding a $14 million ransom from Brazilian-based electrical energy company Light S.A. Sodinokibi ransomware (aka REvil) operators have breached the Brazilian-based electrical energy company Light S.A. and are demanding a $14 million ransom. The company issued comments to a local newspaper confirming the attack, Light S.A. admitted the intrusion to […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2020
Maze Ransomware operators hacked Highways Authority Of India (Nhai)

Researchers at Cyble reported that Maze Ransomware Operators allegedly breached National Highways Authority Of India (Nhai). As part of regular darkweb monitoring, researchers from threat intelligence firm has spotted the data leak of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The Maze ransomware operators allegedly breached the NHAI and leaked the data of their leak site. The National Highways […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2020
Cisco addresses flaws in Small Business Routers and Switches

Cisco announced that it has patched several vulnerabilities affecting its products, including security issues in Small Business routers and switches. Cisco has addressed eight vulnerabilities affecting its products, including flaws in Small Business routers and switches. The most severe flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-3297, affects Small Business and managed switches, it has been rated by Cisco as […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2020
Critical Apache Guacamole flaws expose organizations at risk of hack

Security researchers discovered multiple critical reverse RDP vulnerabilities in the remote desktop application Apache Guacamole. Security experts from Check Point Research have discovered multiple critical reverse RDP vulnerabilities in the Apache Guacamole, which is a clientless remote desktop gateway. It supports standard protocols like VNC, RDP, and SSH and allows system administrators to remotely access and manage Windows and Linux machines. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2020
Netgear is releasing fixes for ten issues affecting 79 products

Netgear is addressing ten vulnerabilities affecting nearly 80 of its products, including issues discovered at the Pwn2Own hacking competition. Netgear is releasing security patches to address ten vulnerabilities affecting nearly 80 of its products. Some of the vulnerabilities were discovered during the Pwn2Own Tokyo 2019 hacking contest and reported through the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2020
The U.S. FCC considers Huawei and ZTE as national security threats

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that Chinese telecommunications giants Huawei and ZTE are considered as national security threats. Last week China accused the US government of “oppressing Chinese companies” after U.S. regulators declared Huawei and ZTE to be national security threats. The Federal Communications Commission blocked the Chinese companies from receiving subsidies from a […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2020
New EvilQuest ransomware targets macOS users

Experts discovered a new ransomware dubbed EvilQuest designed to target macOS systems, it also installs a keylogger and a reverse shell to take over them. Security experts have uncovered a new piece of ransomware dubbed EvilQuest designed to encrypt macOS systems, it is also able to install additional payloads and potentially take over the infected […]